Originally Posted by
sailingfun
Read the past page and look at the context my post was written about.
I reread the whole page. I still don't get it. If carrying 90 extra FOs in a category of less than 300 isn't the definition of overmanned, then what is? If it IS the definition of overmanned, why are those (the few I know, anyway) not screaming about the issues you say they would be? And why didn't they leave in droves during the last several AEs when given the chance to go someplace less well manned with more green slips? Open time also happens to be quite plentiful.
Something doesn't add up, and I dare say I think many pilots are more than happy to be in a well-manned category. I know I prefer it myself. Given the chance, I'd like to be on a well-manned seniority list here at Delta... and I'd sacrifice a percent or two of profit sharing if that's the price we'd pay. Hire 2,000 or more in the next 14 months. The amount of cash wasted on the 350 SNAFU could fund most of the extras, as could whatever we're going to waste on our next IT meltdown.